diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/eagl/gstglcontext_eagl.m b/gst-libs/gst/gl/eagl/gstglcontext_eagl.m
index 9fb29e65e5..33e6d753d3 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/eagl/gstglcontext_eagl.m
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/eagl/gstglcontext_eagl.m
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ gst_gl_context_eagl_update_layer (GstGLContext * context)
   if (priv->eagl_layer)
     gst_gl_context_eagl_release_layer (context);
 
-  dispatch_sync (dispatch_get_main_queue (), ^{
+  void (^create_block) (void) = ^{
       eagl_layer = (CAEAGLLayer *)[window_handle layer];
       [EAGLContext setCurrentContext:priv->eagl_context];
 
@@ -194,7 +194,13 @@ gst_gl_context_eagl_update_layer (GstGLContext * context)
       glFramebufferRenderbuffer (GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT,
           GL_RENDERBUFFER, depth_renderbuffer);
       [EAGLContext setCurrentContext:nil];
-  });
+  };
+
+  if ([NSThread isMainThread]) {
+    create_block ();
+  } else {
+    dispatch_sync (dispatch_get_main_queue (), create_block);
+  }
 
   [EAGLContext setCurrentContext:priv->eagl_context];
 
@@ -224,7 +230,7 @@ gst_gl_context_eagl_create_context (GstGLContext * context, GstGLAPI gl_api,
   GstGLContextEagl *context_eagl = GST_GL_CONTEXT_EAGL (context);
   GstGLContextEaglPrivate *priv = context_eagl->priv;
 
-  dispatch_sync (dispatch_get_main_queue (), ^{
+  void (^create_block) (void) = ^{
     if (other_context) {
       EAGLContext *external_gl_context = (EAGLContext *)
           gst_gl_context_get_gl_context (other_context);
@@ -235,8 +241,14 @@ gst_gl_context_eagl_create_context (GstGLContext * context, GstGLAPI gl_api,
     } else {
       priv->eagl_context = [[EAGLContext alloc] initWithAPI:kEAGLRenderingAPIOpenGLES2];
     }
-  });
-  
+  };
+
+  if ([NSThread isMainThread]) {
+    create_block ();
+  } else {
+    dispatch_sync (dispatch_get_main_queue (), create_block);
+  }
+
   priv->eagl_layer = NULL;
   priv->framebuffer = 0;
   priv->color_renderbuffer = 0;
@@ -284,17 +296,26 @@ gst_gl_context_eagl_choose_format (GstGLContext * context, GError ** error)
     gst_object_unref (window);
     return TRUE;
   }
-  
-  dispatch_sync (dispatch_get_main_queue (), ^{
+
+  void (^create_block) (void) = ^{
     CAEAGLLayer *eagl_layer;
     NSDictionary * dict =[NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
-	    [NSNumber numberWithBool:NO], kEAGLDrawablePropertyRetainedBacking,
-		kEAGLColorFormatRGBA8, kEAGLDrawablePropertyColorFormat, nil];
+                             [NSNumber numberWithBool:NO],
+                             kEAGLDrawablePropertyRetainedBacking,
+                             kEAGLColorFormatRGBA8,
+                             kEAGLDrawablePropertyColorFormat,
+                             nil];
 
     eagl_layer = (CAEAGLLayer *)[window_handle layer];
     [eagl_layer setOpaque:YES];
     [eagl_layer setDrawableProperties:dict];
-  });
+  };
+
+  if ([NSThread isMainThread]) {
+    create_block ();
+  } else {
+    dispatch_sync (dispatch_get_main_queue (), create_block);
+  }
 
   gst_object_unref (window);